Mischka

Feb 20, 2002

1h 57m

★ 5.3

Overview

An old man in dressing gown and slippers is abandoned by his family on an area of highway while on vacation. He later finds himself in a hospital where a nurse, Gégène, calls him Mischka.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Arcapix

StudioCanal

France 2 Cinéma

Sagamore Cinéma

Mischka Trailers

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Cast

Mischka

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Gégène

Jean-François Stévenin

'Joli Coeur'

Rona Hartner

Jane

Salomé Stévenin

Muller

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Elle

Claire Stévenin

Léo

Pierre Stévenin

Robert

Yves Afonso

The Aunt

Elisabeth Depardieu

Jane's Father

Patrick Grandperret

Gas Station Attendant

Roger Knobelspiess

Sound Guy

Jean-Pierre Janiaud

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